SHEPHERDSTOWN – The Shepherd University Department of Music Preparatory Division is pleased to announce auditions for the third season of the Shepherd Preparatory Chorus at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Frank Arts Center Theater on the Shepherd University campus.

David Gonzol, Ph.D., associate professor and director of Music Education at Shepherd, will continue to serve as the director of the chorus.

The Shepherd Preparatory Chorus membership is comprised of both male and female vocalists who are currently in grades 3 to 8.

The chorus group meets from 6:10 to 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday evenings throughout the school year at the Frank Arts Center.

Concerts will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 12 and May 4 in the Frank Arts Center Theater.

The tuition fee for the Shepherd Children’s Chorus will be $125 per semester and will include two free family member admissions to each concert.

For additional information or to register for the chorus and schedule an audition, please contact Lisa Oswald at 304-876-5555 or e-mail loswald@shepherd.edu.

Information regarding the Preparatory Chorus and other Preparatory Division activities can also be found at the Shepherd Department of Music website at the following online address: www.shepherd.edu/musicweb/preparatory.html.